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more about #uae wednesdayam: Me and my love of things mechanical, sports, drinking and longer ring finger than index finger (sign of higher testosterone exposure in the womb, susp... more » shorty63136: Let's see...here's my third gender checklist. Hates dresses 80% of the time? Check. Refuses to wear heels? Check. Is a fan of 4-letter words? Check. P... more » Kali Mama: I'm a menace / to society baby / the police try to relocate me more » Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: International gay rights: one step forward, two steps backward everyday. more » MerryLilly: But what is a man? Is it someone with a penis? Is it someone who likes women? Is it someone who considers himself a man? But then again, what I consid... more » TheFormerJuneBronson: Wow, we must be really, incredibly, tits-out awesome if they're this scared of us! more » Caitfish: As someone who doesn't wear dresses and shit, I really wish someone had told me I was a lezbean all this time. more » MerryLilly: What is a manly woman anyway? As a kid, I liked playing with dolls (an my little ponies!), but I also liked running like a wild thing, climbing trees,... more » Dear Blond Diary: I think my favorite thing about the notion that a so-called "manly woman" threatens "normal girls", is the insinuation that it's so enticing. Like, if... more » prestocaro fears the culling: OK, I don't understand half of what is going on in that NO sign. Don't hold hands, I get that; also, don't wear shirts featuring no signs? No cleava... more » daisen-in: As fucked up as the message is, I actually think the idea of multiple genders is an interesting one. Isn't gender more of a continuum than a dichotomy... more » gracie1117: FOR REAL?! Apparently the UAE can't count either. Last time I checked there were only two genders. But what do I know? I'm just a woman. more » sassy: Well, shit. I had better not go there, I'm too much of a free-thinking pants-wearer. more » battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch: Uh, don't women get to define what the 'normal' conduct of women is? Assbikes. more » rhymeswithfeather: Just want to have that little gender =/= sex chat again, people. Unfortch, the UAE have also not realized that gender =/= sexuality. I really like the... more » Mafalda para Presidente: "Menace"? They're talking like they're being invaded by a killer bird flu or a band of evil aliens. more » SkokieGuy: Manly Women? Flannel Burkkas? more » BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): Boob jobs and Juicy Couture for everyone! Er, for the ladies! more » victoriasauce: I must be really behind on the news because I have no idea what the third gender is. more » hesperid: Well, I'm pretty girly (aka "normal") and I'm trying to figure out how I could possibly be "threatened" by other girls who aren't very girly... Nope. ... more » -
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"Manly" Women Considered Menace To Society
Officials in the UAE have launched a campaign designed to protect their country from "manly women," or what they describe as the "fourth gender" (read: lesbians). More »
